Zou Weilian

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1. 1623 職方司郎中 天啟

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• 匪石 室名、別號
• 德耀 字
• 德輝 字

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• 削籍官員

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1. [1] Name and dates Zou Weilian was an official of the Ming dynasty, born in 1586 and died in 1635.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records his name as Zou Weilian, his dynasty as Ming, and his birth and death years as 1586 and 1635.
   • WikidataJu Weilian (Q16925760)Wikidata gives the labels Ju Weilian and 鄒維璉, a birth date in 1586, 'politician' as his occupation, and a country statement corresponding to the Ming dynasty.
2. [2] Courtesy name, art name and native place His courtesy name was Dehui, also recorded as Deyao; his art name was Feishi, and he was a native of Xinchang.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB gives his courtesy names Dehui and Deyao, his art name Feishi, and his native place Xinchang.
   • WikidataJu Weilian (Q16925760)Wikidata lists both Dehui and Deyao among his names and Feishi as an alias.
3. [3] Examination and first office He passed the jinshi examination in 1607, ranked 227th in the third class, and was appointed judge of Yanping Prefecture.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records that he passed the jinshi examination in the 35th year of the Wanli reign (1607), ranking 227th in the third class, and served as judge of Yanping Prefecture.
4. [4] Ministry of War at Nanjing He later held posts in the Ministry of War at Nanjing, from bureau secretary to vice director of the Bureau of Military Organisation.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB lists his Wanli-era posts in the Ministry of War at Nanjing, from bureau secretary to vice director of the Bureau of Military Organisation.
5. [5] Tianqi-era posts In 1623 he became director of the Bureau of Military Organisation in the capital, and later held further directorates in the Ministry of Personnel and at Nanjing.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records his Tianqi-era posts: director of the Bureau of Military Organisation in the capital in 1623, then the bureaus of merit and assessments in the Ministry of Personnel, and the Bureau of Military Organisation at Nanjing.
6. [6] Impeachment and dismissal He impeached Wei Zhongxian and was struck off the official register.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records that he impeached Wei Zhongxian and was struck off the official register.
7. [7] Chongzhen-era posts Under the Chongzhen emperor he served at Nanjing and rose to high office, becoming grand coordinator of Fujian.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records his Chongzhen-era offices at Nanjing and his later posts as vice minister of War, assistant censor-in-chief and grand coordinator of Fujian.
8. [8] Biographies and tomb inscription Zou wrote biographies of four contemporaries and a tomb inscription for Zuo Guangdou.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records biographies written for Huang Zunsu, Zhao Nanxing, Chen Bangzhan and Zhu Wubi, and a tomb inscription for Zuo Guangdou.
9. [9] Sacrificial addresses He composed sacrificial addresses for Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Shunchang, Huang Zunsu, Zhao Nanxing and Zhu Wubi.
   • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records sacrificial addresses composed for Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Shunchang, Huang Zunsu, Zhao Nanxing and Zhu Wubi.
10. [10] Prefaces, colophon and inscriptions He wrote prefaces, a colophon for a portrait and inscriptions for buildings.
    • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records prefaces written for works by Xu Dengying, Tao Lüzhong and Liu Jidong, a colophon for a portrait of Zhou Qiyuan, and inscriptions naming buildings associated with Zhou Shunchang.
11. [11] Correspondence in the Daguanlou ji His letters to and replies to a number of contemporaries are preserved in the Daguanlou ji.
    • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records his letters to Huang Zunsu, Dong Qichang, Ye Xianggao and Zhao Nanxing and his replies to Chen Bangzhan, Huang Zunsu, Gao Panlong, Zhu Wubi and Chen Tailai, all found in the Daguanlou ji.
12. [12] Letters received Several contemporaries wrote to him, and he exchanged letters with He Qiaoyuan.
    • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records letters addressed to him by Wei Dazhong, Yao Ximeng, Cheng Jiming, Fang Yingxiang and Xie Tingzan, and a reply received from He Qiaoyuan.
13. [13] Commemoration After his death a sacrificial address and a biography were written for him.
    • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records that Shen Youlong composed a sacrificial address for him and that Chen Ding wrote his biography.
14. [14] Works He was the author of two works, and a twenty-four-juan collection is also recorded.
    • CBDBZou Weilian (132054)CBDB records him as the author of the Yuanxue bian and the Huanyou ji, and lists a Daguanlou ji in twenty-four juan.